title: Large primary intraorbital hydatid cyst.
abstract: The authors report a rare case of a large primary intraorbital hydatid cyst diagnosed in 3-year-old children who had presented with unilateral progressive nonpulsatile proptosis of the left eye, explored by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, İzmir Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey. alayurt@superonline.com
authors.forename: Alaattin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yurt
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seçer
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Selçuki
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*